"Forget it, we'll talk about it later." Yu Xiaogang, seeing this, touched his spirit tool and shook his head with a similar look of disappointment.
If Flender was a pauper, wasn't he also one?
Otherwise, he wouldn't have relied on his past reputation to freeload at Nuoding Academy, living off subsidies from the Spirit Hall.
At this moment, two figures flashed through his mind. If it were them, they should be able to… "Tell me about the others too."
"Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar are all old students; you know their situations well. You understand Tang San and Xiao Wu better than I do. Ning Rongrong was just mentioned. There's also Zhu Zhuqing, whose Spirit is the Hell Civet. She's the youngest, but her spirit power has already reached level thirty-three."
Yu Xiaogang opened his mouth when he heard this, but ultimately said nothing, or rather, he was already somewhat numb.
He clearly felt the truth of that saying now: heroes of the world are as numerous as carps crossing the river.
'It's fine, it's fine. Little San has twin spirits; his power will surge later. Once his Blue Silver Grass Spirit reaches its limit, he will switch to cultivating the Clear Sky Hammer. A Clear Sky Hammer Spirit with nine ten-thousand-year spirit rings will surely sweep aside all opponents.'
Yu Xiaogang comforted himself in his heart.
"This Zhu Zhuqing is from the Zhu family, so she and Dai Mubai…"
"That's right, they have a marriage engagement. I'm currently having a headache over this matter…" Flender rubbed his temples in frustration, then recounted the conflict within the team.
Yu Xiaogang also frowned. This matter was too tricky. The two most outstanding individuals in the team were brought together, and their backgrounds were the most prominent among them, making them very strong and difficult to handle.
"We can only let them experience the benefits of teamwork first, then slowly downplay this matter." Yu Xiaogang could only adopt a 'delaying' tactic, letting Tang San first establish authority within the team and slowly coordinate internal matters.
Flender nodded in agreement. As for how to operate, he would leave it to Xiaogang.
"Xiaogang, I'm entrusting the team to you. You don't need to report anything to me. It's all for the children. I only hope the team can be harmonious."
Yu Xiaogang, full of confidence, stood up and looked out the window, first identifying the core of the team. "Haha, Tang San is also my disciple. No matter what, I believe he will lead the team well."
As he spoke, a knock sounded at the Dean's office door.
"Dean, do we have a guest?" After entering, Li Yusong looked at Yu Xiaogang in surprise.
Flender took his hand and introduced him with a smile: "Old Li, let me introduce you. This is my old friend whom I mentioned earlier—Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang."
"Xiaogang, this is a teacher at the academy, Li Yusong."
"So you are the Grandmaster. It's a pleasure to finally meet you." Li Yusong cupped his fists politely.
Yu Xiaogang turned and waved his hand, saying, "Teacher Li, there's no need to be so polite. I am also here for the children."
Watching Yu Xiaogang's arrogant demeanor, Li Yusong's mouth twitched slightly, and he couldn't help but inwardly grumble.
Couldn't he see that he was only being polite out of respect for Flender?
He truly thought too highly of himself. As a dignified Spirit Emperor, outside, let alone a mere Spirit Grandmaster, he wouldn't even put a Spirit King in his eyes.
Ignoring Yu Xiaogang, Li Yusong looked at Flender and said, "Dean, Old Zhao and the others are back."
After learning about their hunting experience, Flender was greatly astonished and couldn't help but doubt his luck.
Last time, when he took Oscar and Ma Hongjun hunting, they encountered a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear. Fortunately, a master saved them, otherwise they would have perished in the Star Dou Great Forest.
This time, they even encountered a ten-thousand-year-old Titan Giant Ape. Were they perhaps too lucky?
Even more bizarrely, they all miraculously survived encountering the ten-thousand-year-old Titan Giant Ape, and everyone except Ma Hongjun broke through to the Spirit Elder realm.
"Fortunately, this trip was eventful but without danger. Next time we hunt for spirit rings, Old Zhao, let's go together." Flender looked at Yu Xiaogang, whose face was as calm as water, and his heart tightened, so he quickly said.
"Oh, by the way, let me introduce you. This is Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang, also Tang San's teacher. He is a great scholar of Spirit Master theory and a team leader teacher I specially invited here."
"Him, a team leader?" Zhao Wuji looked at Yu Xiaogang in surprise. With his unremarkable appearance and weak spirit power, among Shrek's students, only Ma Hongjun had lower spirit power than him.
As for Spirit Master knowledge, among Shrek's students, Ning Rongrong, Dai Mubai, and Zhu Zhuqing were all disciples of major powers. Would their inherited knowledge be weak?
Who would obey such a team leader?
Although he grumbled inwardly, seeing Flender's confident demeanor, Zhao Wuji did not refute him.
The next day.
The seven Shrek students gathered on the main training ground on time.
"Little freaks, I, your Dean, solemnly introduce to you your upcoming teacher, Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang. Your subsequent cultivation will also be overseen by Grandmaster. If you cultivate according to Grandmaster's theories, it will bring you endless benefits." Flender first vouched for Yu Xiaogang, otherwise, the latter truly wouldn't be able to control this group of unruly geniuses.
Yu Xiaogang nodded in satisfaction, looking at the Shrek Seven. He seemed to see himself leading the seven to sweep aside all other prodigies in the future, becoming the focus of all attention.
This made him somewhat intoxicated, but at this moment, a clear voice came.
"Dean, I wonder what outstanding works this 'Grandmaster' has, or how profound his spirit power cultivation is?"
Flender and Yu Xiaogang's expressions stiffened slightly. They turned their heads and saw Ning Rongrong's 'innocent' gaze.
Everyone else also couldn't help but turn their attention to Flender and Yu Xiaogang, wanting to see what level this 'Grandmaster' invited by the Dean possessed.
Only Tang San frowned slightly, glancing at Ning Rongrong with some displeasure.
"Xiaogang's cultivation isn't high, but his book, 'Ten Core Competencies of Spirits,' is renowned in the Spirit Master's world. Countless people have read it and been filled with admiration. He is called a Grandmaster, and with him here, he can also guide you on your shortcomings in cultivation." Flender said anxiously, completely unaware of Yu Xiaogang's slightly stiff face.
As soon as these words were spoken, the reactions of the seven immediately polarized. Tang San, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun, who lacked extensive background training, looked at Yu Xiaogang with adoration and respect.
Xiao Wu, on the other hand, was indifferent.
Dai Mubai had a calm expression, while Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong looked at Yu Xiaogang with expressions of doubt.
"What Flender said is correct. Not only on cultivation issues, but you can also ask me any theoretical questions." Yu Xiaogang noticed everyone's gaze, felt good about himself, and spoke with confidence.
"You wrote 'Ten Core Competencies of Spirits'? That book was refuted by scholars from the Sun Moon Empire three years ago, who said that its contents, apart from the Spirit Beast illustrations, were useless." Ning Rongrong looked at Yu Xiaogang with disdain.